Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26

the part, and it is pretty long one, about
two weeks before the first rehearsal, and
she came to that letter perfect NV you
know that is what very few old actors
and actresses can 90. They generslly
claim they must know the business of 8
psrt before they can study il. 1t was no
trouble to teach Elsie the business Be-
lasco showed it her once and she never
forgot it. Moreover, she herself sug-
gested several very eff-ctiye hits One
of these was that the burglar should at
tempt to take her little necklet, ard
every one who saw the piece will remem-
Der how effectualy this worked out.
She grew TO be very fond Of Mr.. S0thern,
ard now she always calls him my burg
lsr" and corresponds with him regularly
On, yes, Elsie reads and writes cspitally.
Indeed, there wasn't prettier signature
than hers on the payroll. she used TO
come for her salary every treasury day,
and would npen her envelope and count
over her S25 IN the most bUsiness-like
way. or course she wss q very great pet
with the Company, and at the rehesrsals
sew many an Old-stager with moist eyes.
Elsie has read quite good deal and is
remarkably intelligent, but not a bit pert
or forward. She used to hold literary
discussions about her favorite authors
with members of the company, and she
had very strong opinions. By the way,
she has already bloomed out as an au
thoress. At the request OF the editor OF
6 weekly dramatic paper she has written
sorry about her idess of good aud bad
burglars. II was finished last week and
is entirely her own work; no suggestions
or corrections have been made By any
one, I OF even in the spelling. she takes
the nousebreaker as the type OF the bad
burglar, and Robin Hood for the good
one.
"It was strange to note how self-pos-
sessed she was on the stage, even from
the first. When during the early per-
formarces either of her associates jumped
q speech or missed cue she would give
them the word or take them back with
ell the ease and certainty OF yetersn
Sac used 10 say that when Sothern rushed
at her she sometimes fancied he was 8
real burglar, and that she shuddered with
fright, but when at the end Of the play he
picked her up, kissed her and carried her
down stairs she knew it was only Mr..
Sothern. One night last week Elsie came
down TO see the Wife, because. she said,
she wanted to select the part watch she
would play wen she should be
grown up Her fancy ran to-
ward Miss Dillon's part, Kitty Ives, be-
cause she thought it was the j0lliest
ard had the most fun in it. Elsie will
begin playing again in couple of weeks,
70 'Edith&'s Burglar will be presented
before 'The Great Pink PEARL during the
tour Of that comedy.
CATER this season Elsie will probable
not play any more as child. Her tim
will be given entirely to her educatio1.
which will be conducted with view 70
her resuming her stsge career. So f4r
she has been taught entirely by her
mother and sister, and the progress she
has made is certainly very Creoitsole to
th5 m. Her parents ore in easy circun-
stances, ana though the eldest daughter
NAV continue to set there is no occasion
for Elsie TO do SO TO the delrimant Of her
education and possibly her health"